Who am I? A Statement By Someone Described as “Freak, Naïve, Intimidating, Disgusting…” Part 2

 Alright, brave souls who have ventured this far.  My brain does not work like the average human brain.  I make every single decision, judgement, and life affecting decision, etc. by removing myself from the chains of society and deciding what the logical decision would be.  This is a difficult thing to do for two reasons: 1) it is extremely difficult to decipher what beliefs one has are irrational and silly things placed in their brain over the lifelong brain washings they have experienced 2) in removing oneself from society to make decisions, they may find that a decision in opposition to what they are “supposed to do” can be met with negative attention.  Therefore in order to do this one must prepare themselves for the reactions that may be harsh enough to send some into a padded room for a few years.  I have not perfected the art of societal removal, but I try my best.  I do not shave my legs because there is not logical reason to do this and I am sick of repeatedly cutting my terribly sensitive and fair legs in order to complete such a pointless task.  For those wondering, I do shave my armpits because I find anti-perspirant is less affective with the excess material in the way and I do not care to smell the results.  Continuing on to less superficial things, here is a convenient list on my stance, I plan on adding to this as I think of things.
Religion: I am Pagan.  First of all, I must clear things up immediately for those who carry misconceptions with them.  If you think Pagans are simply cultists, devil worshipers, and/or people who sacrifice animals: you are mistaken.  Every religion has its cultists and bad apples.  Pagan beliefs do not include a devil and though your beliefs may include a devil as well as a God who states no others shall be worshiped aside from him, mine do not.  Pagan beliefs include the utmost respect for life around them including creatures as well as plants therefore sacrificing would present a dilemma. An important belief that most Pagans hold is that what one gives in their actions they will receive back to them three-fold.  This means that for every good thing I do, somehow I will be rewarded; yet this goes the same way for harmful deeds. I believe very strongly that religion is made up of belief and that most of us are worshiping the same thing/s in different ways.  I am very against enforcing religious beliefs on children in public schools and weary of children being very involved in religion at young ages.  Public schools are places for children of all backgrounds; they should not be forced into the extremely awkward position of praising a god or gods they do not believe in.  As for the involvement of young children in religion, I believe this borders on brainwashing.  However, parents cannot keep children completely removed from religion unless they hide it. The last thing this society needs is complete religious repression. Therefore I do not see a problem with minimal involvement. However, children should not be forced to take on such deep beliefs, but should be educated on the religions of the world and allowed to making their own educated decisions at an age where they feel they are ready to make a decision of that magnitude.
Human Race: I will not argue those who believe differences exist between races, however I believe these distinctions should be celebrated.  I see nothing wrong with inter-racial relationships, for those who worry about the extinction of the <insert color here> race, read on.  First of all, nowhere near enough interracial relationships exist to lead to this.  Second of all, though the color of the skin will change, the history remains and can be passed down from one generation to the next.  Biracial kids have incredibly interesting family histories on both sides that can only make them stronger. I consider people who worry about the disappearance of a certain color of people due to interracial growth to be shallow.  People are not clothes and should not be judged based on something as superficial as color. I stick strongly to the belief that the actions make the person.  This will sound off the wall and I do not mean to say that I want to see the eradication of all races, but the more biracial this society becomes the more racism will look like an ugly blotch on the human historical record.  With so many people who contain so many different cultures in them, little room would be left for one to judge someone of a different color because they risk sharing something in common with the background of the person they choose to insult.
Sexuality: As a bisexual, I find this is a good place to address several misconceptions about bisexuals that come from straight and gay people.  We are not always horny and do not constantly need both sexes to keep us satisfied.  Sexuality is something different for every person. For me, bisexuality means that I am attracted to both sexes physically as well as emotionally.  This does not mean I am attracted to everything I see, most straight people will agree that they are not attracted to everyone of the opposite sex and most gay people would not say that they are attracted to everyone of the same sex. I am not attracted to everyone as common stereotype of bisexuals misleads people to believe.  As far as the debate on whether sexuality is a biological or learned behavior, this can vary.  I know of feminine gay men (for those who love stereotypes, not all gay men are feminine) who exhibited behavior that suggested they were gay, or at least different, as young as the age of five.  This is not to say that some individuals have not chosen the gay lifestyle, certainly some people for some reason may have found some kind of allure in it.  In my case, I believe I have always been bisexual.  From the time I first found males attractive I also had this slight attraction for females that I kept hidden deep within me for fear that I was some kind of pervert.  My family never raised me to believe this; however, I had heard comments from ignorant kids around me that led me to believe this.  Every time I heard an opinion expressed from a junior high friend that proclaimed how disgusting gay people were I felt that something was terribly wrong with me and I had to hide every ounce of attraction to people of the same sex.  Slowly through high school I realized this was not correct and what I was feeling was quite natural and normal.  By the time I reached college I decided it was time to be more open about whom I was so that I could go through the exploration I had been denied previously.
 


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